COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== TASMANIA ==================================================================== BASS, Tas ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: George Town, Launceston, Lilydale, St Leonards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,976 +03.1 Votes cast: 54,622 95.9 -00.8 Informal votes: 1,409 02.6 +00.1 Formal votes: 53,213 97.4 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nick Goldie AD 3,291 06.2 Richard Hutchison 1,884 03.5 John McDonald ALP 19,590 36.8 -07.7 Hon Kevin NEWMAN * Lib 28,448 53.5 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,213 08.3 e 04.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Eugene Newman (1933-99): Elected 1975 By, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 Minister for Administrative Services to 11 March 1983 Newman retired at the 1984 election. Died 16 July 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADDON, Tas ==================================================================== Northern Tasmania: Circular Head, Emu Bay, Table Cape, Leven -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,231 +00.7 Votes cast: 52,000 95.9 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,110 02.1 -00.8 Formal votes: 50,890 97.9 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance Fee ALP 18,016 35.4 -09.5 Hon Ray GROOM * Lib 31,143 61.2 +06.1 Greg Sargent AD 1,731 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,890 12.6 e 07.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond John Groom (born 1944): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 Groom retired at the 1984 election. Later career: Tas MHA for Denison 1986-2002. Leader of the Opposition 1989-92. Premier 1992-96. Attorney-General 1996-98. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DENISON, Tas ==================================================================== Hobart area: Hobart, Nelson, New Town, Taroona -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,741 +02.3 Votes cast: 53,496 96.0 -00.6 Informal votes: 1,199 02.2 -00.3 Formal votes: 52,297 97.8 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Michael HODGMAN * Lib 28,468 54.4 +04.2 Kathy Smith ALP 21,680 41.5 -04.4 Leica Wagner 406 00.8 Harvey Wallace-Williams AD 1,743 03.3 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,297 05.8 e 03.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Hodgman (1938-2013): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 Minister for the Capital Territory to 11 March 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANKLIN, Tas ==================================================================== Southern Tasmania: Bellerive, Clarence, Glenorchy, Lindisfarne -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,315 +05.2 Votes cast: 56,074 96.2 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,047 01.9 -00.5 Formal votes: 55,027 98.1 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fran Bladel ALP 24,578 44.7 -00.7 Bruce GOODLUCK * Lib 28,814 52.4 +01.1 David Mazengarb 278 00.5 John Thompson AD 1,357 02.5 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,027 03.5 e 00.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bladel was Tas MHA for Franklin 1986-2002. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce John Goodluck 1933-2016): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WILMOT, Tas ==================================================================== Central Tasmania: Beaconsfield, Devonport, Latrobe, New Norfolk -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,967 +04.6 Votes cast: 54,808 96.2 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,467 02.7 -00.2 Formal votes: 53,341 97.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Max BURR * Lib 28,520 53.5 +03.4 Bill Chugg 702 01.3 Liz Holloway AD 1,336 02.5 David Llewellyn ALP 22,783 42.7 -07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,341 05.1 e 05.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Llewellyn was Tas MHA for Lyons 1986-2010, 2014-18. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maxwell Arthur Burr (born 1939): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 Wilmot was abolished at the 1984 redistribution. Burr contested Lyons in 1984. --------------------------------------------------------------------